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Dr. Afonso Tenente Coronel M. Cunha Br eet USEFUL CONTACTS EMERGENCY Fire ght Department Rua Dr. Narciso Alves da Cunha, Paredes de Coura GPS: 41.910046666658 | -8.5585645404755 Contact: 251 780 300 WHERE RURAL STORE COUNTY FUEL STATION ACCOMMODATION TOURISM COUNCILS Police TO EAT Avenida Cónego Bernardo Chouzal, Paredes de Coura MANOR HOUSE PAREDES DE COURA CAR PARK PHARMACY GPS: 41.911974705144 | -8.5653984546661 Abrigo do Taboão Restaurant REGIONAL MUSEUM CASA GRANDE Contact: 251 782 123 Praia Fluvial do Taboão, Paredes de Coura HOLY SPIRIT GPS: 1.91872466430939 | -8.568971157073975 HEALTH CENTER TABUÃO CARAVAN PARK CULTURA RIVER BEACH CHAPEL Contact: 251 782 135 Aquilino Ribeiro Library TOY BOX Largo Beato Frei Redento da Cruz, Paredes de Coura SWIMMING POOL SERVICES RESTAURANTS Albergaria Restaurant CAIXA DE BRINQUEDOS GPS: 41.91031263 | -8.56135905 Rua Dr. Narciso Alves da Cunha, Paredes de Coura Tel. 251 780 113 GPS: 41.910497144775 | -8.5589061603272 CULTURAL LIBRARY Monday to Friday 10h00/18h30 Contact: 251 782 450 CENTER Cultural Center Forno do Minho Restaurant Avenida Cónego Bernardo Chouzal, Paredes de Coura Arcada Restaurant MOTHER SECONDARY Rua Conselheiro Miguel Dantas, Paredes de Coura Rua Padre Casimiro Rodrigues de Sá, Paredes de Coura CHURCH SCHOOL GPS: 41.911978178208 | -8.5634189844131 GPS: 41.9120528 | -8.5607385000001 GPS: 41.91348 | -8.554348 Tel. 251 780 124 Contact: 251 782 440 Contact: 251 783 226 Tuesday to Sunday 14h00 to 18h00 Regional Museum WWW.PAREDESDECOURA.PT Bom Retiro Restaurant Furão Restaurant O Lino Restaurant Rua Aquilino Ribeiro, Paredes de Coura Ageito, Rubiães Rua Dr. Narciso Alves da Cunha, 6, Paredes de Coura Coqueira, Castanheira GPS: 41.912760894531 | -8.5592883825302 GPS: 41.903529230214 | -8.6226730932541 GPS: 41.9106319 | -8.5592374 GPS: 41.888034009954 | -8.5542922910156 Tel. 251 780 122 Contact: 961 256 679 Contact: 251 782 602 Contact: 251 782 069 Tuesday to Sunday 14h00 to 18h00 Cantinho da Gina Restaurant Miquelina Restaurant A Bouça Restaurant Largo Visconde de Mozelos, Paredes de Coura Rua Conselheiro Miguel Dantas, Paredes de Coura Corredouras, Castanheira SPORT GPS: 41.9124558 | -8.5602972 GPS: 41.91189085567 | -8.5603783592163 GPS: 41.8863444 | -8.5518157 Sports Pavilion Contact: 251 782 790 Contact: 251 783 298 Contact: 251 031 270 Rua Pereira da Cunha, Paredes de Coura GPS: 41.913335739982244 | -8.564470410346985 Casa do Frei Restaurant Nova Lareira Restaurant Pizzaria Romântica Restaurant Contact: 251 780 104 Sub-Resende, Paredes de Coura Largo Frei Redento da Cruz, Paredes de Coura Rua Dr. Afonso Viana, 34, Paredes de Coura Swimming Pool GPS: 41.9067282 | -8.5595652 GPS: 41.910334078492 | -8.5607940932541 GPS: 41.910178680628 | -8.5592279386231 Rua Pereira da Cunha, Paredes de Coura Contact: 251 031 339 You can have all this information in Contact: 251 098 411 Contact: 251 782 280 GPS: 41.913335739982244 | -8.564470410346985 Contact: 251 780 102 TPNP TOMIGO Paredes de Coura, O Barbaças Restaurant Constantino Restaurant Xisto Restaurant June, July and August ¬ Monday to Friday 9h00/12h30 - 15h30/20h00 available to download in Nogueira, Cossourado Rua Dr. Narciso Alves da Cunha, 19, Paredes de Coura Boalhosa, Insalde Saturday to Sunday 09h00/12h00 - 15h00/19h00 Google Play and APP Store GPS: 41.907073237085 | -8.6281327202378 GPS: 41.910508468044 | -8.5592636957008 GPS: 41.959380736694 | -8.510057635443 September to May ¬ Monday to Friday 9h00/12h30 - 15h30/20h00 Contact: 251 782 390 Contact: 251 782 116 Contact: 939 334 565 Saturday 9h00/13h00

V1/2018 USEFUL PAREDES DE COURA WHAT INFORMATION MAP TO VISIT Municipality Community Threshing Floor of Porreiras Address: Largo Visconde de Moselos Located in a steep plot, the Community Threshing Floor has Community Threshing the typical stone granaries in the region, usually raised from Paredes de Coura A3 Floor of Porreiras GPS: 41.912079324703 | -8.5599265600495 1 the ground to protect the cereals from being eaten by rodents. Contact: 251 780 100 GPS: 41.954511537127 | -8.5529637336731 Forti ed Settlement of Cossourado Post Oce Located in a region rich in archaeological monuments, and Address: Rua Conselheiro Miguel Dantas occupying a total of 10 hectares, this extremely old settlement Paredes de Coura is a relevant site of the Castro culture in the Alto Minho region. GPS: 41.912189956019 | -8.560870885849 GPS: 41.915970382059 | -8.637603521347 Contact: 251 780 500 Roman Bridge of Rubiães Tourism Oce Listed as a public interest building, the Roman Bridge is Address: Largo Visconde de Moselos inserted in the important roman road that connected Bracara Paredes de Coura Augusta (Braga) to Asturica Augusta (Astorga). GPS: 41.91229654334 | -8.560149371624 GPS: 41.904181509425 | -8.6264187097549 Contact: 251 780 168 6 7 Romanesque Church of Rubiães Fortified 2 Built in 1295, it is integrated into the itinerary of the pilgrims of HEALTH Settlement of Santiago and it is classified as a National Monument. In the Health Centre Cossourado Environment Education churchyard one can see a milestone of the military road that Address: Avenida Cónego Bernardo Chouzal 5 and Interpretative linked Braga to Astorga. Centre (CEIA) GPS: 41.896499 | -8.6255160000001 Paredes de Coura PAREDES GPS: 41.912909772451 | -8.5647419238342 DE COURA 9 Antas milestones Contact: 251 780 320 Interesting set composed of six milestones, all of them classified as National Monuments, around the chapel of St. Calçada Pharmacy Roman Bridge 3 Bartholomew in Rubiães parish. Address: Rua Pereira da Cunha, Paredes de Coura of Rubiães 4 GPS: 41.8992586 | -8.6430753 GPS: 41.912652551005 | -8.5635960102081 Contact: 251 782 106 Regional Museum 10 Romanesque Located in the old Veiga estate, this museum offers an Antas Church Ribeiro Pharmacy milestones overview of the strong farming traditions of Coura. One can Address: Rua Conselheiro Miguel Dantas see some farm machinery and an important explanatory set of Paredes de Coura photographic panels depicting rural life in the late nineteenth GPS: 41.911854943792 | -8.560516834259 century, as well as an interactive exhibition entitled “Digital Contact: 251 782 106 Printing in the Land of Coura”, an archeology room and an old rural house. Sousa Pharmacy 11 GPS: 41.912760894531 | -8.5592883825302 Address: S. Roque, Rubiães Rural Store / Loja Rural GPS: 41.8888326| -8.6262202 In many of our parishes, the people use old-age traditions in Contact: 251 943 358 the manufacture of local products. The Rural Store shows and GPS localization available in Protected Landscape promotes the best of our municipality, with local products TPNP TOMIGO Paredes de Coura of Corno de Bico Available to download in made by local people for sale. GPS: 41.91229654334 | -8.560149371624 Google Play and APP Store Taboão River Beach This river beach is a typical symbol of Paredes de Coura and 1 1 Community Threshing Floor of Porreiras Romarigães the perfect combination between natural resources and Manor House 8 2 Forti ed Settlement of Cossourado human interference. The Music Festival of Paredes de Coura is right here! Its most important element is the Coura River, 3 Roman Bridge of Rubiães where visitors can enjoy swimming and then rest in a vast 4 Romanesque Church of Rubiães green area, ideal for sunbathing or a picnic. GPS: 41.918628865183 | -8.5669755935669 5 Regional Museum 6 Taboão River Beach Environment Education and Interpretative Centre (CEIA) PARISHES ROMANESQUE FISHING Important infrastructure that develops scientific diffusion CHURCH 7 Environment Education and Interpretative Centre (CEIA) actions, EEIC includes areas for research and dissemination of 8 Viewpoint the natural resources of the Protected Landscape of Corno do A3 TOURISM IN ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION AND RESTAURANTS Bico, including workshops, exhibition hall, auditorium, 9 Toy Box / Caixa de Brinquedos RURAL AREA INTERPRETATIVE CENTRE CEIA MOTORWAY A3 laboratory and other equipment. 10 Antas milestones GPS: 41.913519370077 | -8.4926784038544 MAIN ROAD/HIGHWAY FUEL STATION 11 Protected Landscape of Corno de Bico VIEWPOINTS RURAL TOURISM Protected Landscape of Corno de Bico COURA RIVER A natural sanctuary, it is formed by natural, semi-natural, and humanized landscapes, with natural characteristics and values that gives it a special charm in the region and country. This is a 2 4 6 8 10 mountainous region, and at the top of the hills, visitors can see the “chaotic blocks” in granite, the prevailing rock in the region, giving the landscape a chaotic appearance. GPS: 41.885292 | -8.5226709999999 Viewpoint Sites of breathtaking views of Paredes de Coura, there are eight viewpoint spread all over the county: S. Silvestre (41.9596097 | -8.5711035) Penedo das Vistas (41.9070531487 | -8.5626077297), Senhora da Pena (41.9305067232 | - 8.55322093915), Chá de Bento (41.861069 | -8.535597) Giesteira (41.889258 | -8.508108), Corno de Bico (41.868303 | -8.519208), Alto do Crasto (41.903142 | -8.501603) and Penedo do Rebolinho (41.864256 | -8.550789). Toy Box / Caixa de Brinquedos Inviting space for all ages, from children to adults, it is entirely dedicated to LEGO® buildings, where one can see and make 3 5 7 9 11 their own original buildings, see and build sets, and participate in activities and workshops. GPS: 41.91082075291 | -8.5607421398163